Elizabeth Perpetua DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC

Elizabeth M. Perpetua, DNP, ACNP-BC, FACC, is a nurse practitioner, researcher, and the Founder of Empath Health Services LLC, providing expert consulting and staff for Heart Institutes. Dr. Perpetua is nationally recognized for her passion and expertise in patient-centered, team-based systems of care for valvular, structural, and coronary heart disease. She is also a Lecturer and Affiliate Instructor at the University of Washington, a Board of Directors Member of Heart Valve Voice US, and a Scientific Advisory Group Member of the American Heart Association’s Target Aortic Stenosis Quality and Implementation Science Initiative.

Dr. Perpetua is a co-founder of the ACC Cardiovascular Team Structural Heart Workgroup and lead for the Publications and Research subcommittee. She recently served as Chair of an ACC Expert Panel on Shared Decision Making in Team-Based Cardiovascular Care.